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What are the best books for JEE preparation?

Best Books for JEE Preparation - Subject-wise:

PHYSICS:

For Concepts:

  • Concepts of Physics by H.C. Verma (Must-have!)

- Volume 1 & 2

- Best for concept clarity

- Good problems for practice

  • Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday & Resnick

- Advanced concepts

- Good for JEE Advanced

For Practice:

  • Physics Galaxy by Ashish Arora

- Excellent problem sets

- Detailed solutions

  • I.E. Irodov (For JEE Advanced)

- Challenging problems

- Only for advanced preparation

  • DC Pandey (Series)

- Mechanics, Waves, Electricity etc.

- Good practice for each topic

Previous Year:

  • 40 Years IIT-JEE Physics by Arihant
  • Previous year papers analysis

CHEMISTRY:

Physical Chemistry:

  • Numerical Chemistry by P. Bahadur

- Best for numerical practice

- All topics covered

  • Physical Chemistry by O.P. Tandon

- Theory + practice

- Good explanations

Organic Chemistry:

  • Organic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon

- Complete coverage

- Reaction mechanisms explained

  • MS Chouhan (For Advanced)

- Advanced problems

- Excellent for practice

Inorganic Chemistry:

  • NCERT (Most important!)

- Complete syllabus

- Read line by line

  • Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee

- Detailed theory

- Good reference

  • Inorganic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon

- Summary format

- Quick revision

MATHEMATICS:

For Concepts:

  • Mathematics for JEE by R.D. Sharma

- Complete syllabus

- Good examples

For Practice:

  • Cengage Series (6 books)

- Algebra, Calculus, Coordinate Geometry, etc.

- Excellent problems

- JEE Advanced level

  • Arihant Series

- Similar to Cengage

- Good practice sets

  • Play with Graphs by Amit Agarwal

- Improves graph skills

- Very important for Calculus

For Advanced:

  • Problems in Calculus by Sameer Bansal

- Advanced level

- Challenging problems

Previous Year:

  • 40 Years IIT-JEE Mathematics by Arihant
  • Previous year chapterwise solved papers

BOOKS RANKING (Priority Order):

Must Have (Start Here):

  • NCERT (All subjects)
  • H.C. Verma (Physics)
  • R.D. Sharma (Maths)
  • NCERT Exemplar

Highly Recommended:

  • Cengage/Arihant series
  • Previous year papers
  • Coaching material (if enrolled)

For Advanced Aspirants:

  • I.E. Irodov (Physics)
  • MS Chouhan (Organic Chemistry)
  • Advanced problem books

Study Strategy:

  • Complete NCERT first (foundation)
  • Then move to standard books
  • Solve previous 10 years papers
  • Practice from coaching material
  • Take mock tests regularly

Important Notes:

  • Don't buy too many books
  • Quality over quantity
  • Master one book before moving to next
  • Previous year papers are most important
  • Consistency in solving problems

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